Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission- I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron...

[Swede]

I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.

Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.

I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.

Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu) 2026-01-18T21:04:21.381Z

We will always protect our strategic economic and security interests.

We will face these challenges to our European solidarity with steadiness and resolve.

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu) 2026-01-18T21:04:30.760Z

[wcmagumba]

1. I agree, as a US citizen and resident I say Eff Trump...

No s

[2naSalit]

2. The adults in the room.

[Cha]

3. This is So Encouraging! And...

Heartwarming! ❤️

Thank You, Ursula von der Leyen, Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.

[Gaugamela]

4. Taco Tuesday is coming. Next he'll threaten to invade the island full of penguins

for refusing to pay his tariff tribute.

[FakeNoose]

5. They are doing their jobs. There's absolutely no BS there.

Respect

[Clouds Passing]

6. Thank you!

[70sEraVet]

7. The words of a leader, in contrast to the words of a power-hungry dictator.

[debsy]

8. Absolutely the right thing for Europe to do

We as a country are on the wrong side of everything in foreign and domestic affairs because of the orange asshole.

[COL Mustard]

9. Never in my wildest dreams...

Would I ever have thought we would be in this kind of situation with our NATO allies. It's truly incredible.

[young_at_heart]

10. I agree

Maybe because I'm an elderly gal I find this situation so stressful that I've had a new outbreak of shingles (no fun!). I can no longer watch the nightly news with the family (done for many years) and I miss it. For years we have always respected NATO and very happy to be a member. This situation just has to improve!! I know a lot of people are worried about their grandchildren's future and I pray for all those immigrant families and their future. It seems like every day some new horror happens. I hope Congress and the Supreme Court can help save America!

[AZ8theist]

13. I'm with you.

The evening national news hasn't been the same since Walter Cronkite.
It's "infotainment " or worse, out and out Reich Wing propaganda.

Fortunately, for you and I, DU offers a positive collection of information that is usually factual. Is it biased to the left? Of course it is, but the truth has a liberal bias.

[erronis]

11. I'd be wary of Giorgia Meloni - the Italian PM. She seems quick to change sides and is far to the right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgia_Meloni#Political_positions

Some observers have described Meloni's political positions as far right,[254][255] and have highlighted her campaign appearances with Rachele Mussolini.[256] In August 2018, Friedel Taube wrote in Deutsche Welle that "Giorgia Meloni has a long history in far-right politics".[257] In a July 2022 interview with Nicholas Farrell of The Spectator, Meloni rejected descriptions of her politics as far right, calling it a smear campaign by her opponents and cited British conservative philosopher Roger Scruton as one of her influences.[258] She has described herself as a mainstream conservative.[259][260] Additionally, Meloni has been described as hard right,[261] right-wing populist,[262][263] and nationalist.[264][265][266]

Meloni has been described as being close to Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary and leader of Fidesz,[267][268] and Rishi Sunak, the former British prime minister and Conservatives leader.[269][270] She has also been linked with the Vox political party in Spain,[271] representatives of the Law and Justice party in Poland,[272][273] and the Republican Party in the United States.[274][275][276] Meloni has self-described her political party, Brothers of Italy (FdI), as a mainstream conservative party.[277][95][278] She is in favour of presidentialism and supports changes to the Constitution of Italy.[1]

In June 2024, Meloni criticised the EU ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 that would "condemn [Europe] to new strategic dependencies, such as China's electric [vehicles]". According to Meloni: "Reducing polluting emissions is the path we want to follow, but with common sense."[279]

[OMGWTF]

12. 200K Danes signed a petition for Denmark to buy California.

I asked them to include Washington and Oregon in the deal.

[thought crime]

14. Please !!!! And Hawaii, too.

Asking price, one dollar. Scratch that. We'll pay them to take us.

[airplaneman]

17. California needs to sign a petition we will pay them

[thought crime]

15. This is a pretty clear situation.

Ursula von der Leyen said it correctly and diplomatically. It's time to play hardball; there's no other choice. They can't just ride out the next three years hoping Trump doesn't do something stupid. He's already done it; that's all he does. He is literally stuck on stupid.

[littlemissmartypants]

20. Psychopath and stupid at the same time. It's a scary combination.

[Blue Owl]

16. *** Foxtrot Delta Tango ***

*** Foxtrot Delta Tango ***

*** Foxtrot Delta Tango ***

*** Foxtrot Delta Tango ***

[littlemissmartypants]

21. I love this so much. This is what we should be seeing on the nightly news.

People just seem oblivious.

[LT Barclay]

18. So the question now, is the Greenland bluster a favor to Putin to put EU resources out of Europe?

[popsdenver]

19. Absolutely

Putin is tickled shitless..........With European NATO countries resources/attention being diverted to Ukraine, and now Denmark/Greenland, it only weakens those countries resistance to the countries bordering Russia.......

In Ukraine, it will only cause a limit to the European NATO countries sending weapons to Ukraine, for fear that they may need everything the have if Putin starts a military buildup on their borders, like he did when he first started the invasion of Ukraine.......

Coming down the road is Trump abandoning NATO, and I am guessing he will soon start withdrawing our Military Bases all over Europe, especially in NATO countries........(it will be a win-win, because he will need all the military back here for when he declares Martial Law.................)